Envisioning Taiwan: Fiction, Cinema, and the Nation in the Cultural Imaginary 9780822386391

Traces the growth and evolution of a Taiwan's sense of itself as a separate and distinct entity by examining the di

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Envisioning Taiwan: Fiction, Cinema, and the Nation in the Cultural Imaginary
9780822386391

In discussions of postcolonial nationhood and cultural identity, Taiwan is often overlooked. Yet the island--with its co

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Analyzes how the rhetoric of Yugoslav intellectuals and politicians and the U.S.-led Western media and political leaders

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The definitive collection of essays, both original and previously published, that address the impact and influence of a

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